Neckwear and method of making the same



J. M. GASKi Nov. 21, 1967 NECKWEAR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed June 15. 1964 INVENTOR. Jfi//z 777 as/f! United States Patent 3,353,190 NECKVJEAR ANE) ME'I'HQD GF MAKING THE SAME John I i. Gaski, 4533 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. 69640 Filed June 15, 1964. Ser. No. 375,053 14 Claims. (Cl. 2-153) This invention relates to an article of neckwear and to the method of making the same, and more particularly to an item of neckwear which has a simulated knot formed therein to provide what may be called a pre-tied necktie and the method of making the item of neckwear.

Neckties have become an obligatory part of a gentlemans dress in the business world. Generally speaking, most businessmen wear four-in-hand neckties. There are a number of difiiculties which are appurtenant four-inhand neckties. The chiew problem is with the tyin of the tie to provide each time the tie is tied a knot which enhances the sartorial splendor of the wearer. Though a wearer may tie a sartorially correct knot, he often finds that the knot becomes loosened or disarranged during the course of the day, thus, detracting from his appearance. The repeated tying and untying of a tie causes it to wear and, in some instances, to become soiled. The wrinkling of the tie, which is caused by the knot, requires that the tie be tied in practically the same location each time. In order to solve many of the problems outlined above, a pre-tied tie is used by many people. A pre-tied he has a serious disadvantage in that it may not be loosened by a wearer. In certain instances, a man Wearing a tie would like to loosen his collar, but still retain the tie. The pre-tied tie requires that the tie be completely removed in order to loosen the collar. Furthermore, certain individuals object to displaying to others that they Wear a pre-tied tie. It is, therefore, a principal object of the present invention to provide an item of neckwear which has a simulated knot contained therein, which item of neckwear may be worn in a loosened attitude with a loosened collar and still be retained in position; thus, giving the appearance that the tie is a self-tied tie.

It is another object of the herein-disclosed invention to provide an item of neckwear which has a simulated knot contained therein, which knot may be drawn up close to the wearers neck, but still the item of neckwear is comfortable for the wearer.

It is a further object of the instant invention to provide an article of neckwear which has an improved lock construction for use with the item of neckwear to hold the item of neckwear approximate an article of clothing, such as, a shirt without damaging the article of clothing.

A still further object of the herein-disclosed invention is to provide an improved method of manufacturing an item of neckwear which has a simulated knot.

It is a still further object of this invention to provide an item of neckwear which is inexpensive to manufacture and has an attractive appearance.

Other objects and uses of the herein-disclosed invention will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon a perusal of the accompanying drawing in which:

FIGURE 1 shows an item of neckwear embodying the herein-disclosed invention positioned on a shirt;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the item of neckwear shown in FIGURE 1 showing a resilient holder which constitutes a portion of the item of neckwear and a portion of an outer fla and a portion of a neckband;

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a resilient insert which constitutes a portion of the resilient holder shown in FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is a plan view of a form for sewing material, which material covers the resilient insert shown in FIGURE 3;

FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the form shown in FIGURE 4 partially covered with material;

FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary view of a portion of the neckband and the outer flap showing an elongated fold or a dimple formed at the juncture of the neckband and the outer fiap;

FIGURE 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 7-7 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 8 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 8-8 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 9 is a perspective View of the item of neckwear embodying the herein-disclosed invention which is shown in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 10 shows a fragmentary portion of an inner flap of the item of neckwear shown in FIGURE 9 with a portion of a lock attached to the inner side of the inner flap;

FIGURE 11 is a partial cross-sectional view of a portion of the item ofneckwear taken on line 11-11 of FIGURE 1 showing the arrangement of the lock and how the lock is attached to a shirt; and

FIGURE 12 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 12-12 of FIGURE 11.

Referring now to the drawing and especially to FIG- URE 9, an item of neckwear shown therein and embodying the herein-disclosed invention is generally indicated by numeral Zil. The item of neckwear generally consists of a tie body 22 having a resilient holder 24 fixed to the tie body and a lock attached to the tie body.

The tie body includes an outer flap 26 which has one end pointed and an elongated neck-band 28 formed integral with the other end thereof. An inner flap 30 is formed integral with the other end of the neckband 28. The tie body has an elongated fold or a dimple 32 formed therein at the juncture of the outer flap and the neckband. The dimple is formed by forming a crease or fold in the tie body and sewing the tie body to itself to form a pleat or dimple 32.

The aforementioned lock is attached to the inner side of the tie body. The lock, in this instance, includes a holding loop 34 attached to the inner surface of the outer flap. The lock also includes a magnetic holder 36 which is attached to the inner surface of the inner flap 30. The magnetic holder includes a fabric dumbell holder 38 which has a fixed pocket 40 and a yoke 42 formed integral with the fixed pocket. A pivotal pocket 44 is formed integral with the other end of the yoke. A fixed magnet 46 is held in the fixed pocket 4t} while a pivotal magnet 48 is mounted in the pivotal socket 44. As may be seen in FIGURE 11, in operation the inner flap 30 is positioned between the loop 34 and the inner surface of the outer flap 26 while the holder secures the inner flap to a shirt 50. The magnet 48 is positioned in the inner surface of the shirt 5% while the yoke 42 goes around the edge of the shirt. The magnets 46 and 48 are attracted to each other and hold the inner flap in engagement with the shirt to secure the tie into position. It should be noted that one of the magnets may be replaced by a lock member which is made of a ferromagnetic material so that the attraction of the other of the magnets holds the lock member in position.

The resilient holder is attached to the tie body at the juncture of the outer flap and the neckband. The resilient holder includes a resilient insert 52 which has a triangular curved front panel 54. Formed integral with the front panel 54 is a pair of curved side panels 56 and 58. Formed integral with the side panels 56 and 53 are curved wings 60 and 62, respectively, forming a generally elliptical cross-sectional resilient insert. The front panel 54 has.

a concave upper edge 64 to provide a recess in the upper portion of the resilient holder. A pair of holes 66 are positioned in the upper portion of wing 60 while a pair of lower holes 63 are positioned in the lower portion of the same wing. The wing 62 has a pair of holes 70 positioned in its upper portion while a pair of holes 72 are positioned in its lower portion. The insert 52 has its entire surface covered by a fabric 74 so that the outer and inner surfaces of the resilient insert are covered, thereby the inner surface of the holder provides a high friction surface for holding a necktie in position.

The instant necktie is formed in a novel manner. First, the resilient insert is formed to its particular configuration. It may be appreciated that the insert may be made of any resilient material, such as, a metal, a thermoplastic material, or even a fiberous pressed material, such as, a fiberboard. Next, a cover for the insert is formed. The cover is formed by first cutting out a piece of material, folding the material on itself and placing the folded material on a form 76 shown in FIGURE 4. The opposite edges of the material are sewn together except for one portion along an end '78, as is seen in FIGURE 5. The cover 74 is slipped 01f form 76, as is shown in FIGURE 5. The cover 74 is then inverted. The inverted cover is then slipped onto the resilient insert 52 by placing the material on one of the wings through the slot formed between the wings and slipping the material onto the insert. Once the cover is entirely on the insert, the open end is then sewn shut and the cover is secured to the insert by stitching the cover material to itself through holes 66, 68, 70 and 72, thereby firmly securing the cover to the insert.

The tie body is made in a conventional manner by forming the outer flap 26 with the neckband 28 integral therewith and the inner flap integral with the neckband. The dimple 32 is formed in the tie body by forming a fold at the juncture of the outer flap an the neckband, then stitching the tie body to itself to retain the dimple in the tie body. With the tie body completed with dimple, the resilient holder is secured to the tie body at the juncture of the neckband and the outer flap so that the dimple 32 extends below the smaller portion of the resilient holder. The tie body is secured to the resilient holder by stitching the tie body to the fabric of the resilient holder to be held in an attitude shown in FIG- URE 2.

The lock is attached to the inner surface of the tie body. The holding loop 34 is stitched to the inner face of the outer flap and the magnetic holder 36 is stitched to the inner face of the inner flap. The pocket 40 is secured to the inner face of the inner flap by stitching while the yoke and the pivotal pocket are free to move relative to the inner surface.

The instant necktie is used in the following manner. The neckband 28 is first positioned under a shirt collar in a conventional manner. The inner flap 30 is then placed withi the resilient holder between the front panel 54 and the wings and 62. It may be noted that the inner flap may be snapped into position through the slot formed between the two wings of the resilient holder. Once the inner flap is positioned in the resilient holder, the resilience of the holder tends to keep the inner flap in firm engagement with the inner surface of the resilient holder. Inasmuch as the resilient holder has its inner surface lined With fabric, the friction between the fabric of the inner flap and the inner surface of the resilient holder keeps the inner flap from readily sliding relative to the resilient holder. The tie is then' tightened so that the resilient holder is place adjacent to a wearers neck. It should be noted that the resilient holder has a concave upper edge so that the upper edge conforms to a wearers neck, thereby allowing the tie to be positioned adjacent to the uppermost portion of the collar and thus eliminating the unsightly appearance of a sagging necktie that often mars the sartorial splendor of a well-dressed gentleman.

The lock is used to prevent the outer flap from flapping relative to a wearer. The inner flap 30 is slipped through the loop 34 so that the outer flap is effectively secured to the inner flap. The inner flap is then secured to a wearers shirt. The pocket 40 is placed adjacent to the outer surface of the wearers shirt and the inner pocket is placed on the inner surface of the shirt with the yoke 42 connecting the pockets being bent around the edge of the shirt as is shown in FIGURE 12. Both of the pockets contain magnets so that the magnets are attracted to each other and are held adjacent to each other by their 7 mutual attraction. Therefore, the inner flap is secured to the shirt, thereby securing the necktie to the shirt and preventing flapping of the necktie relative to the wearers shirt.

It may be appreciated that should a wearer wish to loosen. his tie, but still retain the tie, he may do so with the instant necktie. It is only necessary for the wearer to pull the inner flap into the resilient holder and thereby allow the resilient holder to be spaced from the collar of the wearers shirt. The tie will stay in position by virtue of the friction of the inner surface of the resilient holder and the material of the inner flap. It is, thus, apparent that a wearer may give the impression of having a hand-tied tie by loosening the tie without the tie being entirely removed.

When the wearer wishes to remove the tie entirely, he need only loosen the tie by pulling the inner flap into the resilient holder and then slipping the inner flap out between the wings of the resilient holder to disengage the inner flap from the holder. The neckband may be readily removed by the wearer. The lock is simply disengaged from the shirt by slipping the shirt out from between the magnets. It should be noted that the instant lock does .not require any holes in the shirt whereby the shirt may be damaged by a pull on the tie.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may make various changes and modifications in the instant invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. It is to be expressly understood that the item of neckwear shown and described in detail above, and the method of manufacturing set forth herein are shown solely for the purpose of illustration and are in no Way intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is to be further understood that the instant invention is limited only by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An item of neckwear having a simulated knot comprising a resilient insert having a generally elliptical crosssection and being tapered from top to bottom, said insert having a concave curve in its upper and larger edge and a slot in its rear side, a fabric covering said insert, an elongated tie body having a neckband, an outer flap formed integral with one end of the neckband and an inner flap formed integral with the other end of the neckband, said tie body having an elongated fold formed adjacent to the juncture of the outer flap and the neckband, stitching securing the tie body to the fabric covering the insert with the fold extending below the insert, a loop fixed to the inner side of the outer flap for slideably receiving the inner flap, a pocket fixed to the inner surface of the inner flap, a yoke connected to the pocket, a second pocket fixed to the other end of the yoke, a magnet positioned in one of said pockets, and a lock member positioned in the other of said pockets for cooperation with the magnet to lock the inner flap to an article of clothing by positioning the article of clothing between the magnet and the lock member, whereby the attraction of the lock member to the magnet holds the inner flap in position.

2. An item of neckwear having a simulated knot comprising a molded resilient insert, said insert having a generally triangular curved front panel having a concave upper edge and a convex lower apexial lower edge, a curved side panel formed integral with each of two opposite edges of the front panel, a curved wing formed integral with each of the side panels and extending to a point adjacent to each other to form a slot in the insert, a fabric cover covering said insert, an elongated tie body including a neckband, an outer flap formed integral with the one end of the neckband and an inner flap formed integral with the other end of the neckband, said tie body having an elongated fold fixedly formed therein adjacent to the juncture of the outer flap and the neckband, and stitching securing the tie body to the fabric cover of the resilient insert with a portion of the fold of the tie body extending within the insert.

3. An item of neckwear having a simulated knot comprising a resilient insert having a generally elliptical crosssection and being tapered from top to bottom, said insert having a slot in its rear side for receiving a necktie body, a fabric covering the interior and outer surfaces of said insert, an elongated tie body including a neckband and an outer flap formed integral with one end of the neckband and an inner flap formed integral with the other end of the neckband, said tie body having an elongated fold formed therein adjacent to the juncture of the outer fiap and the neckband, stitching securing the tie body to itself to hold permanently the elongated fold, and means securing the tie body to the fabric covering the insert with a portion of the fold being positioned within the insert, whereby the inner fiap may be readily inserted and removed from the insert through the slot in the rear side of the insert and friction between the fabric covering on the interior surface of the insert and the inner flap and the resilience of the insert holds the inner flap in position in the insert.

4. An article of neckwear having a simulated four-inhand knot comprising a resilient insert having a generally elliptical cross-section and being tapered from top to bottom, said insert having a concave curve in its upper and larger edge and a slot on its rear side, a material covering the inside and outside of said insert, an elongated tie body having a neckband, an outer flap formed integral with one end of the neckband and an inner fiap formed integral with the other end of the neckband, said tie body having a dimple formed therein adjacent to the juncture of the outer flap and the neckband, and stitching securing the tie body to the material covering the insert with a portion of the dimple being positioned within the insert.

5. An item of neckwear having a simulated four-inhand knot comprising a resilient insert having a generally elliptical cross-section and being tapered from top to bottom, said insert having a concave curve in its upper and larger edge and a slot on its rear side, a material covering the inside and outside of said insert, an elongated tie body having a neckband, an outer flap formed integral with One end of the neckband and an inner flap formed integral with the other end of the neckband, said tie body having an elongated fold formed therein adjacent to the juncture of the outer flap and the neckband, and stitching securing the tie body to the material covering the insert with a portion of the fold being positioned within the insert, whereby the neckwear is applied to a wearer by placing the neckband under a collar and positioning a portion of the inner flap into the insert through the slot and pulling the inner flap to position the insert adjacent to the neck of the wearer with the concave upper edge being placed adjacent to the neck of the wearer.

6. A method for making an item of neckwear comprising the steps of; forming a fabric cover having an opening in one end thereof, inserting a resilient insert into the fabric cover, closing the opening in the fabric cover, assembling a tie body having a neckband and an outer flap and an inner flap formed integral with the neckband, forming an elongated fold in the tie body adjacent to the juncture of the outer fiap and the neckband, stitching securing the tie body to itself to hold permanently the elongated fold, positioning a portion of the tie body 'm the insert, and securing the tie body to the resilient holder.

7. A method of making an item of neckwear comprising the steps of; cutting a panel from a fabric to approximate the configuration of a resilient insert, sewing a portion of the outer edge of the panel to form a fabric cover, inverting the fabric cover, positioning a resilient insert inside the fabric cover, sewing closed the fabric cover, assembling a tie body having a neckband and an outer flap and an inner flap formed integral with opposite ends of the neckband, forming an elongated fold in the tie body adjacent to the juncture of the outer fiap and the neckband, and attaching the insert to the tie body.

8. A method of making an article of neckwear comprising the steps of; cutting a panel from a fabric of approximate the configuration of a resilient insert, sewing a portion of the outer edge of the panel for forming a fabric cover but leaving an opening in one portion of the outer edge, inverting the fabric cover through the opening in the outer edge, positioning a resilient insert having a generally elliptical cross-section and a receiving slot on one side thereof in the inverted fabric cover through the opening formed in the outer edge of the fabric cover, sewing closed the opening in the fabric cover, securing the fabric cover to the insert, assembling a tie body having a neckband and an outer fiap and an inner flap formed integral with opposite ends of the neckband, forming an elongated fold in the tie body adjacent to the juncture of the outer fiap and the neckband, stitching the tie body to fix the fold in the tie body, stitching a holding loop to the inner face of the outer flap, stitching a lock to the inner face of the inner flap, positioning the tie body within the resilient insert with the insert surrounding a portion of the body in the tie body, and stitching the tie body to the fabric cover to secure the tie body to the fabric cover.

9. An item of neckwear comprising an elongated tie body having an inner surface, a magnet attached to the inner surface of the tie body, a locking band attached to the magnet, and a lock member connected to the band to be attracted by the magnet for locking the tie body to an article of clothing between the magnet and the lock member.

1%. An item of neckwear comprising an elongated tie body, a band connected to said tie body, a magnet connected to one end of said band, and a lock member connected to the other end of said band, whereby the tie body is removably attached to an article of clothing by positioning a portion of the article of clothing between the magnet and the lock member and the attraction of the lock member to the magnet holds the portion of the article of clothing in position therebetween.

11. An item of neckwear comprising an elongated tie body having an inner surface, a pocket fixed to the inner surface of the tie body, a yoke formed integral with the pocket, at second pocket formed integral with the other end of the yoke, a magnet positioned in one of said pockets, and a second magnet positioned in the other of said pockets, whereby the magnets mutual attraction is utilized to lock the tie body to an article of clothing by positioning a portion of the article of clothing between the two magnets and the mutual attraction holds the magnets in a proximate relationship.

12. An item of neckwear comprising an elongated tie body having an inner surface adapted to be worn next to an article of clothing, a pocket fixed to the inner surface of the tie body, a band having one end connected to the pocket, at second pocket fixed to the other end of the band, a magnet positioned in one of said pockets, and a lock member positioned in the other of said pockets for cooperation with the magnet to lock the tie body to an article of clothing by positioning a portion of the article of clothing between the magnets and the lock member.

13. An item of neckwear comprising an elongated tie body having a neckband, said tie body having an inner flap formed integral with one end of the neckband and an outer flap formed integral with the other end of the neckband, a loop fixed to the inner side of the outer flap for slideably receiving the inner flap, a pocket fixed to the inner surface of the inner flap, a yoke connected to the pocket, a second pocket fixed to the other end of the yoke, a magnet positioned in one of said pockets, and a lock member positioned in the other of said pockets for cooperation with the magnet to lock the inner flap to an article of clothing by positioning the article of clothing between the magnet and the lock member.

14. An item of neckwear having a simulated four-inhand knot comprising a resilient insert having a generally elliptical cross-section and being tapered from top to bottom, said insert having a concave curve in its upper and larger edge, said insert having a pair of curved wings on its rear side to define a slot therebetween, a fabric covering the inside and outside surfaces of the insert, said fabric being secured to the insert by stitching, an elongated tie body having a neckband with an outer flap formed integral with one end of the neckband and an inner flap formed integral with the other end of the neckband, said tie body having its outer fabric of like material as the fabric covering the insert, said tie body having an elongated fold formed adjacent to the juncture of the outer flap and the neckband, stitching securing the tie body to itself to hold permanently the fold in the tie body, stitching securing the tie body to the fabric covering the insert with a portion of the fold being positioned within the insert to present a fold extending from under the insert and-therebelow to give the appearance of a dimple formed by a knot, a loop attached to the inner surface of the outer flap for receiving the inner flap between the loop and the inner surface of the outer flap, a pocket fixed to the inner surface of the inner flap, a yoke formed integral with the inner pocket, a pivotal pocket formed integral with the yoke and being free to move relative to the inner flap, a first magnet positioned in the fixed pocket, and a second magnet positioned in the pivotal pocket, whereby the inner flap is positioned within the insert through the slot and the resilience of the insert coacts with the friction between fabric covering the inside surface of the insert and the inner flap to hold the inner fiap in position in the insert. 1

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,151,065 8/1915 Terry 2-'153 1,959,801 5/1934 Scharlin 2150 2,096,253 10/1937 Levy 2150 2,097,265 10/1937 Relle 2150 2,553,437 5/1951 Burke 2150 2,679,050 5/1954 Dzus 2146 2,714,719 8/1955 Peake 2153 2,990,551 7/1961 Schreter et al. 2 145 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,023,486 3/ 1953 France.

PATRICK D. LAWSON, Primary Examiner. 

1. AN ITEM OF NECKWEAR HAVING A SIMULATED KNOT COMPRISING A RESILIENT INSERT HAVING A GENERALLY ELLIPTICAL CROSSSECTION AND BEING TAPERED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, SAID INSERT HAVING A CONCAVE CURVE IN ITS UPPER AND LARGER EDGE AND A SLOT IN ITS REAR SIDE, A FABRIC COVERING SAID INSERT, AN ELONGATED TIE BODY HAVING A NECKBAND, AN OUTER FLAP FORMED INTEGRAL WITH ONE END OF THE NECKBAND AND AN INNER FLAP FORMED INTEGRAL WITH THE OTHER END OF THE NECKBAND, SAID TIE BODY HAVING AN ELONGATED FOLD FORMED ADJACENT TO THE JUNCTURE OF THE OUTER FLAP AND THE NECKBAND, STITCHING SECURING THE TIE BODY TO THE FABRIC COVERING THE INSERT WITH THE FOLD EXTENDING BELOW THE INSERT, A LOOP FIXED TO THE INNER SIDE OF THE OUTER FLAP FOR SLIDEABLY RECEIVING THE INNER FLAP, A POCKET FIXED TO THE INNER SURFACE OF THE INNER FLAP, A YOKE CONNECTED TO THE POCKET, A SECOND POCKET FIXED TO THE OTHER END OF THE YOKE, A MAGNET POSITIONED IN ONE OF SAID POCKETS, AND A LOCK MEMBER POSITIONED IN THE OTHER OF SAID POCKETS FOR COOPERATION WITH THE MAGNET TO LOCK THE INNER FLAP TO AN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING BY POSITIONING THE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING BETWEEN THE MAGNET AND THE LOCK MEMBER, WHEREBY THE ATTRACTION OF THE LOCK MEMBER TO THE MAGNET HOLDS THE INNER FLAP IN POSITION. 